Ezekiel 37:3
1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,
2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.”
- KJV
- And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
- WEB
- He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I answered, “Lord GOD, you know.”
- ASV
- And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord Jehovah, thou knowest.
- DARBY
- And he said unto me, Son of man, Shall these bones live? And I said, Lord Jehovah, thou knowest.
- BLB
- And He said to me: “Son of man, Can these bones live?” And I said, “O Lord YHWH, You know.”
- ÅB
- Og han sa til meg: Menneskesønn! Skal disse ben bli levende? Jeg svarte: Herre, Israels Gud, du vet det!
- OTB
- Han spurte meg: «Menneskesønn, kan disse benene leve?» Jeg svarte: «Suverene Herre, bare Du vet.»
- B1930
- Og han sa til mig: Menneskesønn! Skal disse ben bli levende? Jeg svarte: Herre, Israels Gud, du vet det!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 11:25–26
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Read in contextJohn 5:21
For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:39
See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
Read in contextRomans 4:17
(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
Read in contextHebrews 11:19
Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
Read in context2 Corinthians 1:9–10
But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
Read in context1 Samuel 2:6
The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
Read in contextActs 26:8
Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
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